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Find B2B leads and run cold email outreach

You sell to businesses but don't have a steady list of prospects or a system to follow up without landing in spam.

Workflow

  1. Build a prospect list

    Filter the B2B database by industry, size and title, and verify emails.

    Tools: Apollo.io, Instantly, lemlist

  2. Warm up mailboxes

    Let new mailboxes warm up for a few weeks before sending.

    Tools: Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist

  3. Approve the sequenceHuman approval

    Read every step of the sequence and the AI personalization before launch.

  4. Send and handle replies

    Run the sequence and answer replies from one inbox.

    Tools: Smartlead, Instantly, Apollo.io

Relevant tools

  • Apollo.io

    B2B contact database and sales engagement platform for prospecting, outreach, dialing and enrichment

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    • Searchable B2B contact database with sequences, a dialer and data enrichment.
    Price
    Free tier + paid · price unknown
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    8 documented
    Setup
    No code

  • Instantly

    Cold email outreach platform with email warmup, B2B lead database, CRM and AI reply agents

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    • Cold email with unlimited sending accounts, warmup, a lead database and AI reply agents.
    Price
    from $47/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    1 documented
    Setup
    No code

  • Smartlead

    Cold email platform with unlimited mailboxes, warmup, inbox rotation and a unified reply inbox

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    • Unlimited mailboxes with automated warmup, sender rotation and a unified reply inbox.
    Price
    from $39/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    7 documented
    Setup
    Low code

  • lemlist

    Cold outreach platform for email, LinkedIn and calling sequences with lead database and deliverability tools

    Vendor-describedVerified Oct 17, 2026Added 5d ago
    • Multichannel sequences across email, LinkedIn and calls, with a lead finder and built-in warmup.
    Price
    from $69/mo
    API
    Documented
    Integrations
    8 documented
    Setup
    No code

Limitations

  • Lead data can be out of date; verify before sending.
  • Deliverability tools reduce risk but can't fix a poor offer or list.